This is an interesting thought. “For attorneys that can’t keep up with what becomes generally accepted as standard practice for lawyer tech, like email, there could be an ethical issue with charging clients for tasks that take twice as long due to antiquated business practices.” I think this is something that we could very easily…
Lawyers, take note – “While the humans had better delivery, the group agreed, the machine offered greater substance in its arguments. That, IBM said, spoke to the heart of its goal: augmenting human beings to make decisions quickly and with more data than ever before.” In front of a jury, the human lawyer has the…
Recently, while meeting with a vendor doing a software demo, the sales rep for said vendor assured me that: “You’d have an assigned project manager, and you’ll have their cell phone number and can reach them anywhere, anytime, even if you have an issue come up at 2AM”. My biggest takeaway from that? There’s a…
Even though I work at one of those outside law firms, this has always made total sense to me: “The survey also found that bringing the e-discovery process in-house is a common and effective way to control spending. Seventy-five percent of the respondents said they are using the technique to control e-discovery costs, and it was given…
I’ve heard it said often that shows like CSI have created this expectation by jurors that they see the DNA evidence, or that there is simple magic in DNA evidence, or poor security camera footage. Turns out, that expectation that the DNA always tells the story, might need to be looked at again: “The only…
I suspect that Jason is right about this, but I can’t say it’s going to be a popular opinion inside of law firms – “I think there is huge benefits of gaining a knowledge of technology in any profession and wholeheartedly welcome developing this knowledge in lawyers. I equally think law firms could do a…